Overview
- Eni reported adjacent discoveries at Bahr Essalam South 2 and South 3, with preliminary in-place volumes jointly above 1 trillion cubic feet.
- The B2-16/4 and C1-16/4 wells were drilled about 85 km offshore in roughly 650 ft of water and 16 km south of the Bahr Essalam field.
- Both wells encountered gas in the Metlaoui Formation, and a test on the first well confirmed a high-quality, productive reservoir.
- Eni says the structures’ location near existing facilities should enable swift tie-back to supply Libya’s market and support exports to Italy.
- Bahr Essalam is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas, a 50:50 Eni–NOC venture, and the Libya finds follow Eni’s recent gas-condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire.